Cum hoc ergo propter hoc

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 Twin Fallacy 5 External Links 6 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Cum hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy
• Fallacy of Cum Hoc
• Faulty Causal Presumption
• With this, therefore because of this

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you argue that "A happens together with B. So A is the cause of B".

Category

• False Cause

Twin Fallacy

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

External Links

• Fallacy Files [1]
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [2]
• Global Tester [3]

Examples in creationist arguments